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Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award of the Section on Children and Youth.

Deadline: March 1, 2015Contact: Elizabeth Vaquera, University of South Florida (evaquera@usf.edu)

This award is given in odd years to an article and in even years to a book published in the preceding two years that has had a major impact on the field of Children and Youth. Articles under consideration for the 2015 award should have been published in 2013-2014. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association (ASA). While not a requirement, we encourage nominees to become members of ASA's Section on Children and Youth. Self-nominations are appropriate. To make a nomination, write a letter briefly stating why the article should be considered and submit with a copy of the publication to Elizabeth Vaquera, University of South Florida, atevaquera@usf.edu. The deadline is March 1, 2015.

Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award of the Section on Children and Youth.

Deadline: March 1, 2015Contact: Dalton Conley, New York University, daltoncconley@gmail.com.This award recognizes an outstanding paper authored by one or more graduate students. To qualify for this year’s competition, the author and any co-authors must have been students at the time the paper was written. A paper is eligible if it made a “public appearance” in 2013-14, defined as one of the following: 1) having been submitted for a class or seminar held in those years, 2) having been presented at a professional meeting in those years, or 3) having been accepted for publication or published in those years. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association (ASA). While not a requirement, we encourage nominees to become members of ASA's Section on Children and Youth. Self-nominations are appropriate. To make a nomination, write a letter briefly stating why the paper should be considered and submit with a copy of the publication to the committee chair, Dalton Conley, New York University, at conley@nyu.edu. The deadline is March 1, 2015.

Distinguished Early Career Award of the Section on Children and Youth.

This award honors individuals for distinguished contributions to research and teaching on the sociology of children and youth. Candidates must have received their PhD within the six calendar years prior to the nomination deadline. Nominees must be current members of the American Sociological Association (ASA). While not a requirement, we encourage nominees to become members of ASA's Section on Children and Youth. Self-nominations are appropriate. To make a nomination, write a letter briefly stating why the person should be considered and submit with a copy of their c.v. to the committee chair, Heather Beth Johnson, Lehigh University at hbj2@lehigh.edu. The deadline is March 1, 2015.